A look ahead to the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps, including venue plans, competition zones and how the regional model compares to Milan

The men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first tournament with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination playoff that will conclude with the gold medal game Feb. 22.

Canada and France face off in this Group A men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Canada has routed France in its final preliminary game in men's hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning 10-2.

Winter Olympics fans wer outraged at Peacock as they missed the only fight of the tournament and watched from a fan video.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — Julia Simon became the first Frenchwoman to win an Olympic gold medal in the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race and teammate Lou Jeanmonnot took silver at the the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday.

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Thanks to ski mountaineering, Emily Harrop has a rank in the French military of chief sergeant. Because of the newest Winter Games sport, she could soon have another title — Olympic champion.

PARIS (AP) — With all eyes on the Milan Cortina Olympics, the organization of the Winter Games in France in four years' time is faltering. Internal tensions have multiplied in recent months, against a backdrop of several resignations,

French champion Surya Bonaly backflipped on Olympic ice years before Ilia Malinin was even born, and it brought her penalization, not plaudits.

Norway's dominance at the 2026 Winter Olympics reached an historic level on Friday. Norway picked up its 17th gold medal, which set a record for most first-place finishes by a country at a single Winter Games.

The Winter Olympics are set to bring new triumphs and losses to more familiar ground in the years ahead.